Eduleadership
Justin Baeder on principal performance & productivity
Leadership Uses of Email
Aug 19th
It’s easy for leaders who are deluged by email to see it only as a communication tool or even as a nuisance. What leadership actions can take place effectively over email?
I find myself using email to:
- Delegate
- Inform
- Request
- Monitor
- Celebrate
You?
Teaching for a Living: Views of Principal Support
Oct 20th
One set of findings is of particular relevance to principals. The study divided teachers into three groups – contented, disheartened, and idealists. While surveys of this type show only correlation (not causation), teacher responses about the support they get from principals are revealing:
In short, there is a strong relationship between job satisfaction (the category in which the teacher is placed, based on responses to other survey questions) and the leadership and support provided by the principal.
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Principal Leadership: A Theory of Action
Sep 19th
How does my work as a principal make a difference? More to the point, how can I distinguish between actions and practices that make a meaningful difference, and those that don’t?
Greater equity in society
comes from
A better educated public
which comes from
A more effective educational system
which comes from
More effective schools
which come from
Consistently high-quality instruction
which comes from
High expectations and mutual accountability
which comes from
Professional development and principal expectations
which are my core responsibility.
Each step in this chain is of course much more complex, and there are always multiple sources of influence, but this is a helpful way for me to refocus my efforts on actions that will make a difference.
